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Trope-a-Day: We Will Not Have Pockets in the Future

Alistair Young

Alistair Young

Feb 20, 2016

We Will Not Have Pockets in the Future: As mentioned in Waistcoat of Style, both sexes wear waistcoats simply to provide adequate pocket space for their collection of little gadgets for this and that and the other thing.  So, averted to the point that there’s actually a specific garment to provide the future-pockets.

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